In June 1799 Captain Lefanue joined the
56th by assuming a disguise and using a row boat to get into the
port.

In July 1799 Captain Vallotton was made a
staff officer to the Governor, Major Hardy was appointed as
Quarter Master General and Lt S Wood was appointed as Assistant
Town Major.

In August 1780 Ensign Bradshaw was taken
as prisoner while entering harbour as a passenger on a sloop
although he was later released.

In September 1800 two men from the 56th
deserted to the Spanish and these were followed by occasional
deserters over the next few months until on 1st February 1781
the bodies of two deserters were found having died while trying
to desert.

On 15th April Surgeon Chesholme was
wounded by a splinter from a door in the north casement when a
shell landed. The surgeon broke his leg and badly wounded his
knew an officer from the 72nd Regiment lost his leg in the same
explosion.

On
26th September 1781 , Lieutenant Clarke died of 'decline' no
doubt hastened by the poor living conditioned under siege.

The Spanish attack Gibraltar

In October 1781 Lieutenant Vicars was
slightly wounded in the front lines during an exchange of fire.

In November 1781 it was the turn of
Lieutenant Edgar to be wounded this time by splinter from
stones.

On 16th March Lieutenant White was
slightly wounded.

In September 1782 two rank and file men
were killed and another two wounded during exchanges of fire.

By the end of the
siege the 56th West Essex had 17 rank and file killed, 1
Sergeant and 9 rank and file died from wounds, 1 officer and 6
rank and file disabled by wounds, 3 officers, 2 sergeants and 59
rank and file wounded but recovered and 1 officer ,4 sergeants
and 34 men died by sickness and there were 3 deserters.